NAME

SYNOPSIS

useNet::Configqw(%NetConfig);

DESCRIPTION

Net::Config holds configuration data for the modules in the libnet distribution. During installation you will be asked for these values.

The configuration data is held globally in a file in the perl installation tree, but a user may override any of these values by providing their own. This can be done by having a .libnetrc file in their home directory. This file should return a reference to a HASH containing the keys described below. For example

This is done by using hostname lookup and the local_netmask entry in the configuration data.

NetConfig VALUES

nntp_hosts

snpp_hosts

pop3_hosts

smtp_hosts

ph_hosts

daytime_hosts

time_hosts

Each is a reference to an array of hostnames (in order of preference), which should be used for the given protocol

inet_domain

Your internet domain name

ftp_firewall

If you have an FTP proxy firewall (NOT an HTTP or SOCKS firewall) then this value should be set to the firewall hostname. If your firewall does not listen to port 21, then this value should be set to "hostname:port" (eg "hostname:99")

ftp_firewall_type

There are many different ftp firewall products available. But unfortunately there is no standard for how to traverse a firewall. The list below shows the sequence of commands that Net::FTP will use

FTP servers can work in passive or active mode. Active mode is when you want to transfer data you have to tell the server the address and port to connect to. Passive mode is when the server provide the address and port and you establish the connection.

With some firewalls active mode does not work as the server cannot connect to your machine (because you are behind a firewall) and the firewall does not re-write the command. In this case you should set ftp_ext_passive to a true value.

Some servers are configured to only work in passive mode. If you have one of these you can force Net::FTP to always transfer in passive mode; when not going via a firewall, by setting ftp_int_passive to a true value.

local_netmask

A reference to a list of netmask strings in the form "134.99.4.0/24". These are used by the requires_firewall function to determine if a given host is inside or outside your firewall.

The following entries are used during installation & testing on the libnet package

test_hosts

If true then make test may attempt to connect to hosts given in the configuration.

test_exists

If true then Configure will check each hostname given that it exists

AUTHOR

Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>

Steve Hay <shay@cpan.org> is now maintaining libnet as of version 1.22_02

COPYRIGHT

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e. under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the LICENCE file.